Allison Leigh Tsao, MD
Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine (Cardiovascular Medicine)
Attending Cardiologist, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Department: Medicine
Contact information
3400 Civic Center Boulevard
South Pavilion 11-105
Philadelphia, PA 19104
South Pavilion 11-105
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Office: (215) 662-2727
Education
BS (Biomedical Engineering/ Materials Science & Engineering)
Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, 2007.
MD (Medicine)
Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, 2011.
Permanent linkBS (Biomedical Engineering/ Materials Science & Engineering)
Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, 2007.
MD (Medicine)
Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, 2011.
Selected Publications
Pliakos EE, Acker AM, Fiorilli PN, Tsao AL, Lawrence KM, Desai ND, Rogers T, Khan JM, Giri JS, Nathan AS.: Cost-Effectiveness of Valve-in-Valve Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement Versus Redo-Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement for Degenerated Bioprosthetic Aortic Valve. Journal of the Society of Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions 5(7): 105400, July 2026.Madeline E Duncan, Anne Marie Valente, Giulia Ensing, Sarah Rae Easter, Kimberlee Gauvreau, Jean Marie Carabuena, Nancy Barker, Katherine E Economy, Fred M Wu; STORCC Investigators: Intrapartum cardiac telemetry monitoring in patients with cardiovascular disease. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth June 2026 Notes: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12884-026-09368-8. Online ahead of Print.
Juan M Ortega-Legaspi, Arwa Saidi, Fred H Rodriguez, Wilson W Lam, Andrew Pistner, Leigh C Reardon, Christopher E Mascio, Allison Tsao, Karen Stout, Sumeet S Vaikunth: Heart Failure Management in the Adult Congenital Heart Disease Patient: Part II: Non-Pharmacologic Therapies. Journal of Cardiac Failure - Intersections 2(3): 258-267, May 2026 Notes: DOI: 10.1016/j.yjcafi.2025.10.008.
Freddo AM, Mondal A, Tomlinson AZ, Eron M, Denduluri S, Farkas I, Partington S, Ruckdeschel E, Tsao AL, Mavroudis CD, Nuri M, Fuller S, Kim YY, Vaikunth S.: Comparison of Arrhythmia Prevalence and Incidence in Adult Patients with Lateral Tunnel and Extra-Cardiac Fontan Circulation. Pediatr Cardiol 47(4): 1658-1665, April 2026 Notes: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00246-025-03950-1.
Andrew M Freddo, Molly Eron, Antara Mondal, Alexis Z Tomlinson, Srinivas Denduluri, Isabella Farkas, Sara Partington, Emily Ruckdeschel, Allison L Tsao, Constantine D Mavroudis, Muhammad Nuri, Stephanie Fuller, Juan M Ortega-Legaspi, Yuli Y Kim, Sumeet Vaikunth: Changes in pharmacotherapy in adults with Fontan circulation and associations with outcomes. The International Journal of Cardiology Congenital Heart Disease 20(25): 100681, April 2026 Notes: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijcchd.2026.100681.
Allison Tsao and Nimesh Desai: Patient Webinar: Advances in Congenital Aortic Valve Disease Therapy. HeartValveSurgery.com January 2026 Notes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rm3aQFjskdg.
Pennsylvania Chapter American College of Cardiology: Assessment of Myocardial Viability: The Who, Which, When… or Should We Bother? https://www.pcacc.org/Multi-Modality-Imaging-Series January 2026 Notes: https://www.pcacc.org/Multi-Modality-Imaging-Series Webinar on myocardial viability and revascularization.
Juan M Ortega-Legaspi, Arwa Saidi, Fred H Rodriguez, Wilson W Lam, Andrew Pistner, Leigh C Reardon, Christopher E Mascio, Allison Tsao, Karen Stout, Sumeet S Vaikunth: Heart Failure Management in the Adult Congenital Heart Disease Patient: Part I: Medical Therapy. Journal of Cardiac Failure - Intersections(doi:10.1016), 10.0008, November 2025.
Shah T, Yang L, Shah Y, Eberly L, Khatana SAM, Kumbhani DJ, Elmariah S, Alkhouli M, Baron SJ, Desai ND, Szeto WY, Lawrence K, Fanaroff AC, Fiorilli PN, Tsao AL, Groeneveld PW, Giri J, Nathan A.: Effect of Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement Program Ratings on Case Selection. JACC Cardiovasc Interv 18(22): 2777-2786, Nov 2025.
Das TM, Alshawabkeh L, Haeffele C, Tsao AL, Vaikunth S.: “Can We Clip It?”: A Review of TEER in the Adult Congenital Heart Disease Population. http://www.acc.org. October 2025 Notes: https://www.acc.org/Latest-in-Cardiology/Articles/2025/10/20/11/41/Can-We-Clip-It.